As a homeschooling family, you're dedicated to providing your children with a personalized and enriching educational experience. But, navigating the vast array of resources and opportunities can be overwhelming. That's why we've created this ultimate guide, tailored specifically to the College Park-Hyattsville area. Check back periodically for updates as they become available!
Below, you'll discover:
- Local resources for education, including libraries, museums, and science centers
- Exciting extracurricular activities, such as sports, music, and art programs
- Step-by-step guidance on how to homeschool, including tips and advice from experienced homeschoolers
- Programs and services designed specifically for homeschoolers, including co-ops and online courses
- Exclusive discounts and offers from local businesses and organizations
- A comprehensive list of places that offer Homeschool Days, perfect for hands-on learning and socialization
Our goal is to empower you with the knowledge and tools needed to create a thriving homeschool environment. Whether you're a seasoned homeschooler or just starting out, this guide is your go-to resource for making the most of your homeschool journey. So, dive in and start exploring the wealth of opportunities available to you!
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Homeschool Rewards
Panda Express Reading Rewards
Panda Express offer reading programs (free meals as rewards) and allows homeschoolers! Enroll online in minutes and we’ll deliver bookmark and reward materials to you. We also have digital awards available. Students will have an individual goal of reading 5 books. Each student that reaches their goal gets a free Kids Meal coupon.
Pizza Hut BOOK IT!
BOOK IT! motivates children to read by rewarding their reading accomplishments with praise, recognition, and pizza. The program is simple, flexible, fun, and free to use. For grades K-6th, runs October - March, enrollment opens March 1.
Bookstores (Paid and Free)
MD BOOK BANK
The Maryland Book Bank is a nonprofit organization committed to cultivating literacy in children from under-resourced neighborhoods.
We are pleased to offer Educator boxes to educators in Maryland. We encourage you to use these books in your virtual and in-person classes or as giveaways.
Educator boxes are filled with mixed books in your selected grade categories and will be available for contactless pick-up from our warehouse on select days.
Our volunteers will hand-select one box of mixed books based on the grade range provided. We will contact you as soon as your order is ready to set up a contactless pickup.
The Book Thing
THE BOOK THING OF BALTIMORE
3001 Vineyard Lane | Baltimore, MD 21218
LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER?
OUR MISSION
To put unwanted books into the hands of those who want them.
All books are absolutely FREE. All the books you take have to be stamped,” Not for Resale.”
Homeschool Discounts
School groups of 20 or more can save more than 40% on pre-purchased Hershey Park® tickets, participate in special programs, and enjoy discounted dining options. Don’t forget! All guests are required to make reservations prior to visiting Hershey Park.
Joann Teacher Rewards card
Save 15% on every purchase, every day
Michael’s Teacher Discount
15% teacher discount
Homeschool Support Organizations
Maryland Homeschool Association
Maryland Home School Organizations and Support Groups
Maryland Home School Education Association
Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
Provides legal support for homeschoolers and serves as a legislative watchdog on issues affecting homeschoolers
Curriculum All Service Package
Abeka Homeschool
Educate your children at home using textbooks, video lessons, teaching aids, and more, K-12
Sonlight
Uses a literature-focused homeschooling educational philosophy based on children's natural curiosity and love for stories. A highly academic approach that uses outstanding books as the centerpiece for learning. Preschool - 12th grade, plus AP subjects
Veritas Press
Veritas Press provides homeschoolers with a Classical curriculum option that's rigorous and reformed, K-12
Special Needs
Assistive Technology Tools and Resources
Top best Assistive Technology and Apps for Learning Disability
Welcome to our overview of Assistive Technology, organized by category. This is not an exhaustive analysis, but a quick survey of the products that we consider to be valuable tools. Almost all of these apps and services have free trials so you can see if they work for you. We are not including prices because they change all the time, but we note if something is free or involves a subscription.
Brookes Publishing Company
Resources for children with developmental disabilities and delays
Discovery Toys
Preschool/young elementary manipulatives, games, software, books
Future Horizons
Publications and conferences on children with developmental delays
Kaplan Early Learning Company
Supplies, books, furniture, manipulatives for preschool - elementary
Rebounders Gymnastics Sensory-Motor-Gym/Special Needs
A Sensory/Motor/Gymnastics program in Timonium, MD for children of all ages with any minimal to severe physical, mental, emotional, social, language, and/or sensory challenges
Super Duper Publications
Sells games, manipulatives, and visuals for elementary and special needs learners
Teaching Helps (Free)
Discovery Education Puzzle Maker
Allows you to create various kinds of puzzles
Enchanted Learning
Printables in all of the major subject areas. You can print things for free with advertisements or pay a yearly fee ($20 as of 01/2021) for ad-free printables
Homeschool Share
Literature-based lapbooks, notebooking pages, and unit studies for preschool to upper elementary
Howard County Public Library Educators card
With this card, educators may borrow up to 30 items each visit, keep materials as long as six weeks (42 days), borrow all library materials (except fiction DVDs, Launchpads, DIY items, and artwork), and renew materials once.
Teaching Helps (Paid)
edHelper
Worksheets in many different subject areas for different grade levels ($40 - $70/year depending on access level, as of 01/2024)
Seton Testing
Sells standardized tests for grades K-12
Teachers Pay Teachers
Worksheets created by teachers in every subject and grade level. Some free, but most paid on a per-file basis
High School and College Prep
College Board
SAT prep, registration, results, and study planning; college search; college planning and lots more
FAFSA -- Free Application for Federal Student Aid
THE form to fill out for any kind of college financial aid
Free tutoring and practice tests from PGCO Library System https://www.pgcmls.info/online-resources
Brainfuse Online Homework Assistance:
Receive free tutoring in math, reading, science, social studies, English/language arts, and writing from teachers with this online service for students from kindergarten through college. English- and Spanish-speaking tutors are available seven days a week from 2:00 pm until 11:55 pm.
Learning Express: Library
Practice tests for AP exams (and AP exam eBooks), the GED, the SAT, grad school entrance exams, and various jobs. Also find tutorials for grades 4 – 12 on math, reading, and writing skills. Plus get college admissions essay writing help.
Testing & Education Reference Center: Practice tests for entering private high school, the AP exams, the GED, the SAT, grad school entrance exams, various career tests, and the U.S. citizenship test. Also includes a scholarship search tool and search tools for private secondary schools, colleges, and vocational programs.
HEAV - Build your own transcript
People from all states can use it; $8 - $25, depending on the level of service you want
Learning Express
SAT, ACT, PSAT/NMQST, and AP tutorials and prep
Maryland GED Home Instruction Verification Form
PGCPS High School Graduation Requirements
Homeschool Advice
Homeschool Enrichment
Online magazine offering homeschool advice
Homeschool World
Official website for "Practical Homeschooling Magazine" and veteran homeschooler and author, Mary Pride
The Old Schoolhouse
Magazine and website offering practical advice and curriculum reviews for homeschoolers, also sells curriculum materials
Art/Music
Molly Grace Young - Piano and Voice Lessons
Cello Lessons with Samantha Hegre
Tilden House Studio Sewing Classes
Arts on Stage 2023-2024 Season
The mission of Arts on Stage, Ltd. is to artistically, culturally and educationally enrich the minds of children through live, professional theatre productions. We hope to stimulate, encourage, educate, and promote interest in live theatre of all types in children of all ages. Our media includes theatrical plays, music, dance, drama, and storytelling, which are all accompanied by quality study guides to further advance the educational components of each presentation. $9/ticket www.artsonstage.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Mid-Week Concerts
Arts-integrated and engaging BSO concert broadcasts, designed for students in grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, especially focused on grades 3-6.
Meet the Masters
Homeschoolers and small groups
Ricci Adams' Music Theory
Music education curriculum for elementary school; lessons on music theory for older kids
San Francisco Symphony Kids
Information on instruments and sections of the orchestra including brief sound clips of instruments
SQUILT
Super Quiet Uninterrupted Listening Time: Learn by era, composer, season, flashcards, and listening maps
English Language Arts
Analytical Grammar
Comprehensive grammar instruction for middle and high school
Handwriting Without Tears
Handwriting program developed by occupational therapist, multi-sensory
Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW)
IEW's unique approach provides the structure that students need to develop confidence in the writing process, while gradually guiding them toward greater independence and creativity. They will learn nine structural models (note taking, writing paragraphs, stories, simple reports, writing from pictures, research reports, creative writing, essays, and critiques) to help them organize any type of composition. Additionally, stylistic techniques (strong verbs, quality adjectives, sentence openers, and more) are taught incrementally to gently move students from the basics into more sophisticated writing. For all grades.
Rooted in Language
Rooted in Language provides research-based, multisensory strategies for struggling (particularly in dyslexia and dysgraphia) and typical learners. They provide educator training classes for you to support your learners from K-12, in phonics and spelling, word study, grammar and mechanics, reading comprehension, writing and editing, and more. They also have new super-comprehensive early literacy programs that work well for new and emerging readers (Pinwheels and Wand, respectively).
Shurley English
Publishers of English materials that cover everything step-by-step and include helpful additions such as jingles to learn the parts of speech
Spelling City
Features free custom spelling tests, as well as paid vocabulary, phonics, and writing skill building
The Lantern English Co.
The Lantern English Co. offers online writing & literature classes as well as complete English instruction. Our goal is to teach students how to make words work for them. We believe there is power in the written word, whether we are reading the words of someone else or writing down our own words.
Whatever a student's future path, our aim is to prepare each student to skillfully and confidently utilize the power of words in order to inspire and engage the world around them, rather than merely add to a culture of noise.
Math
Art of Problem Solving
Offers math curriculum from Algebra through Calculus, including online courses
Cool Math
Teaching help for math, including online math games
Helping With Math
Instructions on how to do different types of math problems and printable worksheets
Khan Academy
Free online math lessons with problems/quizzes; K - Calculus, plus AP math and statistics
Math-U-See
Hands-on math curriculum for K-12; good for those who struggle with math, but also solid for everyone
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Shormann Math (Self-paced eCourses for Pre-Algebra thru Calculus)
Standing on the shoulders of math giants like Euclid, Euler, and Newton, together with John Saxon’s proven teaching methods, Dr. Shormann has published a 21st Century curriculum that teaches all the concepts on the redesigned PSAT and SAT.
Enhanced with a state of the art eLearning Campus similar to the systems used in college math classes, students learn more efficiently, building fluency with less homework than traditional Saxon texts.
Shormann Math is built on a biblical and historical foundation that teaches math as the language of science; a tool used to better understand God and His creation. An emphasis on math history gives students a clearer picture of the “why” behind the math they are learning, while shedding light on modern math’s rich Christian heritage. Students learn how to use math as a tool to explore their world and enhance their own God-given creativity.
The Math Worksheet Site
This site has several types of drill sheets that can be printed for free. You can also pay for a monthly or yearly membership which gives you even more options
Time4MathFacts - online math games
Time4MathFacts uses the power of technology and engaging gameplay to motivate students to move from learning math facts to math fact mastery. What students experience as they play games to practice math facts is an immersive world of fun characters, rewards for improving their recall, and confidence-building feedback showing them their progress.Grades 2-5, free trial before monthly payment
Web Math Minute
Free printable, customizable worksheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Also an online option with instant grading.
Wolfram Math World
Definitions and examples of higher math terms (Algebra and higher)
Science
Art of Problem Solving
Offers math curriculum from Algebra through Calculus, including online courses
Cool Math
Teaching help for math, including online math games
Helping With Math
Instructions on how to do different types of math problems and printable worksheets
Khan Academy
Free online math lessons with problems/quizzes; K - Calculus, plus AP math and statistics
Math-U-See
Hands-on math curriculum for K-12; good for those who struggle with math, but also solid for everyone
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Shormann Math (Self-paced eCourses for Pre-Algebra thru Calculus)
Standing on the shoulders of math giants like Euclid, Euler, and Newton, together with John Saxon’s proven teaching methods, Dr. Shormann has published a 21st Century curriculum that teaches all the concepts on the redesigned PSAT and SAT.
Enhanced with a state of the art eLearning Campus similar to the systems used in college math classes, students learn more efficiently, building fluency with less homework than traditional Saxon texts.
Shormann Math is built on a biblical and historical foundation that teaches math as the language of science; a tool used to better understand God and His creation. An emphasis on math history gives students a clearer picture of the “why” behind the math they are learning, while shedding light on modern math’s rich Christian heritage. Students learn how to use math as a tool to explore their world and enhance their own God-given creativity.
The Math Worksheet Site
This site has several types of drill sheets that can be printed for free. You can also pay for a monthly or yearly membership which gives you even more options
Time4MathFacts - online math games
Time4MathFacts uses the power of technology and engaging gameplay to motivate students to move from learning math facts to math fact mastery. What students experience as they play games to practice math facts is an immersive world of fun characters, rewards for improving their recall, and confidence-building feedback showing them their progress.Grades 2-5, free trial before monthly payment
Web Math Minute
Free printable, customizable worksheets for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Also an online option with instant grading.
Wolfram Math World
Definitions and examples of higher math terms (Algebra and higher)
Apologia
Creationist, young-earth homeschool science curriculum, elementary - high school
Social Studies
Master Books Knowledge Quest
Sells blackline maps, timeline figures and history and geography curriculum and materials
Notgrass History
1st - 12th grade Christian worldview history curriculum. Bible is also included in the weekly lessons. Literature is extra but meant to blend with the lessons.
PBS American Experience
PBS has several films from their American Experience collection available for free online viewing
Teen Pact
Seminars that teach leadership, citizenship, public speaking and history
The U.S. 50
Provides free information on all of the states (site contains advertisements
Beautiful Feet
K-12 history through literature
Foreign Language
Berlitx Language Classes
Many different languages; online classes; immersive technique
Health/Physical Education
Health Learning Objectives Checklist
Over 150 Health Learning Objectives that you can select to cover with your children throughout their school years. Helpful to check off topics that naturally come up in everyday life and to get ideas of new things to cover.
Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex
Tutoring/Mentoring
HYATTSVILLE DRISKELL PARK
3911 Hamilton St.
Hyattsville, MD 20781
Tuesdays-Thursdays 6:30-8:00 pm
HYATTSVILLE MIDDLE
6001 42nd Ave.
Hyattsville, MD 20781
Mondays and Wednesdays 4:30-6:00 pm
Maryland Homeschool Co-ops & Academic Enrichment Classes
Children & Youth Programs
Field Trips
For all virtual and in person field trips, please visit Field Trip Directory
Homeschool Days:
Explore Maryland's Best Educational Experiences
We've compiled a list of Homeschool Days events across Maryland, featuring hands-on activities, workshops, and exhibits tailored to homeschoolers for engaging and interactive learning opportunities.
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Conveniently Located Near College Park-Hyattsville
While our list covers the entire state of Maryland, we've focused on organizations within a reasonable distance from College Park-Hyattsville, making it easy to plan a fun and educational day trip.
Browse Our List Below!
Discover the diverse range of Homeschool Days events, from science centers and museums to historical sites and nature reserves. Browse our list now and start planning your next educational adventure!
- National Colonial Farm in Accokeek, MD
- CHUCK E CHEESE any location
- Port Discovery in Baltimore, MD (Homeschool Days are usually offered in the Winter and Spring)
- National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD (Homeschool Days are usually offered in the Winter and Spring) *Discounts
- The Baltimore Museum of Industry in Baltimore, MD
- The B & O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Maryland (Offers student group rates)
- The Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, MD
- The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, MD
- The Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore, MD (if the homeschooling rate is not listed, call ahead).
- Ripley’s Believe It or Not in Baltimore, MD (Educator Days)
- The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD (*)
- Kids Museum in Bethesda, MD (In the past they have had a homeschool day, but I don’t see one on the calendar for this year yet.)
- Kids First Swim School in Bowie, MD
- Sky Zone in Bowie, MD – offers discounted jump time for “Toddler Time and Sky Fit” classes. (*not just for homeschoolers)
- Sky Zone in Gaithersburg, MD has Homeschool Pricing
- The Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum in Catonsville, Maryland
- The College Park Aviation Museum in College Park, MD
- The Robinson Nature Center in Columbia, MD (Homeschool Day Digital flyer) – Most of the nature centers offer science-related classes, and there is typically one in almost every city.
- Historic London Town in Edgewater, MD
- NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD (student activities)
- Sotterley Plantation in Hollywood, MD
- Climb Zone in Laurel, MD – offers discounted climb time for “Rock Hoppers” classes. (*not just for homeschoolers)
- Historic St. Mary’s City in St. Mary’s City, MD
- The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, MD
- The Badlands Play Space in Rockville, MD
- The Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, MD
- Six Flags of America in Upper Marlboro, MD
For more Homeschool Days visit Maryland Homeschool Association
